Journal of the Herald (Ship) and Martha (Ship); mastered by John Bunker, Joseph Spooner and George Whitfield; and kept by Thomas Delano; on whaling voyages between 1817 and 1819, 1817 - 1819

Item — Box: Ms Box 4, Volume: Wh H531 1817j Ms Box 4

Identifier: logbook_vol_319

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes nearly 800 logbooks, documenting over 1,000 voyages and ranges from the 18th to the 20th century.

Dates

1817 - 1819

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 650 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Contains three voyages: Ship HERALD, Fairhaven. (Sherman 374) Probably on the ship MARTHA, New Bedford. (Sherman 375-identified as Herald) On an unknown vessel. (Sherman 376 identified as HERALD). At front: exercises in logarithm problems. At end: songs and rhymes-some political; list of whales cut on the HERALD during 1817.